Real life : the journey from isolation to openness and freedom / Sharon Salzberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Salzberg, Sharon, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Self-actualization (Psychology).

Self-realization.

Mindfulness (Psychology).

Genre:

Self-help publications

Self-help publications.

Physical Description:

208 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Flatiorn Books, [2024]

Summary:

"Merging the insights of inspiring voices with her own understanding of mindfulness, New York Times bestselling author Sharon Salzberg shows us how we can recover from the emotional effects of crisis. When confronted with pain and obstacles, we often shrink back and contract out of fear and disappointment. That can become a way of life. In Real Life, Sharon Salzberg lets us know it doesn't have to be that way. When we feel alone, cut off, or trapped, we can let those difficulties steer us onto a path toward an authentic, flourishing life-living in a way that allows us to find the wholeness that lies within. Even when we're alone, a sense of community can accompany us through the stormy times. Our words, hearts, and actions can line up with a larger vision, rather than the smaller views our anxious, fearful thoughts arouse in us. To live in a less constricted way-with a more spacious, open sense of possibility, creativity, connection, and joy-Salzberg says we need to get real about what's most important, to ask ourselves, "What do I most deeply yearn for?" "What would I benefit from letting go of?" "What do I believe is possible for me?" We accomplish the journey to expansive freedom (Real Life) through developing tools like mindful awareness, friendship, and a greater sense of purpose/aspiration. We learn to: take some risks with what we dare to imagine; take an interest in internal states we might normally try to avoid; and take an interest in people we might normally try to avoid Real Life is about the journey we make when we decide to live the life that speaks to our innermost longing to live free"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Embarking on a journey together

From constriction to expansion

When do we feel the smallest?

Being with difficult feelings

The light within

Being with difficult circumstance

How we can feel more expansive every day

We are not alone

With the light of clarity

Aspiration

Appendix. The eightfold path ; Meditation guide.

ISBN:

9781250835758

1250835755

OCLC:

1340974848

Publisher Number:

90101604515

CIPO000068200